Finding the Best Intervals for You and Your Event
See how to match the right high-intensity interval strategy to you and your event to achieve your best possible performance.
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The True Definition of Threshold
Your lactate threshold may not be what you think it is. Coach Trevor Connor explores the true definition of this physiological turn point.
Potluck Discussion: Angling Our Hoods, Reconsidering Long Thresholds, and Extreme Measures
We have a wide range of odd and interesting topics for you in this week’s show.
How to Make VO2max Workouts and Threshold Workouts Work for You, with Hunter Allen
We explore the best ways for endurance athletes to do VO2max workouts and threshold workouts with cycling coach Hunter Allen.
Nerd Lab: FTP, VO2max, and Sprints within LSD
Physiologist Rob Pickels nerds out with Coach Trevor Connor for a deep dive into new scientific research.
Q&A on Heat Acclimatization, Sweat Rates, Altitude Effects, FTP Testing, and Fasted Training, with Lindsay Golich
Physiologist Lindsay Golich, who works with some of America’s best Olympic athletes, helps us field questions on heat, altitude, FTP testing, fasted training, and much more.
Zwift Hour of Power: Can a 60-Minute Zwift Race Work as a Test?
Dr. Stephen Seiler explores whether a Zwift race of about 60 minutes can be a decent substitute for a 60-minute FTP test.
Structured Workout: 20-Minute FTP Test
Are you ready to suffer? Join us for a climbing time trial up the infamous Alpe du Zwift during which we’ll execute an FTP test.
Coach’s Corner: Assessing 60- to 90-min Power to Support 20-min Test Data
Coaches Trevor Connor and Ryan Kohler analyze data from longer threshold efforts to support results garnered from the popular 20-minute power test.
Coach’s Corner: How to Determine FTP from a 20-Minute Power Test
Coaches Trevor Connor and Ryan Kohler analyze data from 20-minute power tests, offering important lessons on the proper execution of these intervals.
Fundamentals of Cycling
Colby Pearce outlines some key abilities that make great cyclists in this broad overview of the sport.
Mission Impossible: Determining Your True Threshold
How accurate are threshold numbers? And why is it so difficult to find accurate threshold numbers? We discuss several common ways to find your threshold and their pros and cons.
Q&A on FTP Testing, Structuring Recovery Weeks, and the Sustainability of Base Training, with Coach Steve Neal
Q&A on FTP testing, structuring recovery weeks, and the sustainability of base training, with guest coach Steve Neal
Properly Executing Intervals Is Hard; Keep Your Training Plan Simple
Complex training prescriptions are becoming increasingly popular. Does it really need to be that complex? What do you gain from this complexity?
Finding Your Strengths Through Failure, with Armando Mastracci
At the heart of the Xert software is the notion of failure: the idea that we reveal our profile as a rider in the moments when we hit our limits.
What is VLamax? With Sebastian Weber
This episode we take a close look at Sebastian Weber’s concept of VLamax to improve your training.
The Power Training Revolution, with Hunter Allen
We speak with Hunter Allen and Dr. Andy Coggan, pioneers of the use of power meters in cycling.
We Answer Your Questions About Training
Trevor and Chris field listener questions on importance of aerobic threshold, FTP, muscle soreness, and training in extreme cold.